, I think so," Penny replied doubtfully.

"The reason I ask is that we did have an orphan by the name of Michael
in our institution," Mrs. Havers declared reflectively. "He was one of
my favorites. There was some mystery about his parentage, but he
seemed to come from a good family."

"Do you recall his full name?" Penny questioned.

"Oh, yes, it was Michael Gladwin."

"That sounds a trifle like Haymond," Susan commented.

"Michael was brought to the institution when he was two years old,"
Mrs. Havers recalled. "His parents had been killed in an auto accident
we were told, but while the facts were officially recorded, I always
doubted the story."

"May I ask why you doubted it?" Penny inquired.

"I consider myself a fairly good judge of character," Mrs. Havers
replied. "The man who brought Michael to our home was a very peculiar
person. He claimed to be no relation to the boy, yet he had taken a
deep liking to him and was willing to pay for his keep at the
institution."

"That would seem very generous," Penny remarked.

"So I thought. From his appearance, one would never suspect that the
man had such a character."

"Didn't you investigate him?" asked Susan.

"It is not the policy of the Glenhaven Home to probe deeply into the
parentage of the children placed there," Mrs. Havers replied. "Babies
left on our doorstep receive the same treatment as those brought by
parents unable to keep their offsprings. In this case, the man paid
Michael's way for five years in advance."

"After that I suppose you never heard from him again?" Penny inquired.

"To the contrary, money came regularly for ten years. However, during
that period, no one ever visited the boy."

"Can you tell us the name of the person who brought Michael to the
Home?" Penny questioned.

"It has slipped my mind for the moment. Let me see--the name began
with a K. It seems to me it was Keenan or very similar. The money
always came from a place by the name of Fairfax."

"What became of Michael?" inquired Susan curiously.

"He lived at the Home until he was eighteen years of age," Mrs. Havers
answered. "Then we found a position for him. After that our record
ceases."

"Did you never make any attempt to trace the boy's parentage?" Penny
asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, a number of years ago I wrote to Fairfax. It was a strange
thing--the letter was never answered. And from that day, funds ceased
to come for Michael's support."

"It